The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-06-09
VOL. ~.
George w. Pullman's father was a
iournevman cabinet maker.

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President sully, of the Richmond
Terminal, is buying heavily of real es-
tate in the South.
Now that the base ball season is
fairly on Senator German, Of Mary
land, is as happy as any boy.
Buffalo Bill has been invited to dim
ner by Lady Vaudeville, the future
Duchess OF Manchester.
A movement has been started in
England to secure pension for the
widow of James Grant, the novelist.
The graves of Wendell Phillips and
his wife, at Milton Center, are un-
marked by any monument whatever.
The manuscript OF Burns poem,
"The Whistle" has recently been pur-
chased for 1888 by Rosebery,
Senator Sherman left Chicago for
his home at Mansfield yesterday. He
will make no more political speeches
he says, until fall,
Miss Mary N. Murfree, otherwise
known as Charles Egbert Craddoek,
is now in New York on visit of both
pleasure and business.
While at West Point Phil Sheri-
dan was arrested and confined three
days in the guard-house for brushing
a fly off his nose while on parade.
Doorkeeper Dinsmore, of the White
House, has resigned his position after
twelve years of service in order to go
into business in New England.
Ex-senator Conkling estimates that
he spends $294S5 every year on horse
car fares, but he saves several thou
sand dollars worth of valuable time.
The palace of the Mikado has been
lighted for some time by electricity,
and the Edison Company has closed
a contract to illuminate the city Of
Toxic
Isabella Y. Prince, of California, has
been called to Toxic, Japan, to estab-
lish school of domestic science.
Her pupils will be ladies of highest
rank
A rattlesnake was found in the mail
pouch taken on the train at Morrow S
Station, Ga, the other day, and he
soon had full possession OF the mail
car.
Greenfield, Mass, having not voted
to grant liquor licenes, its thirsty citi-
zens are cultivating taste for hard
cider, which is said to be literally
flowing into town"
The Princess OF Wales in having
her daughters taught dressmaking
has determined that they shall make
some of their own gowns as an exam
pie to poor, but proud, gentlewomen.
At Rock Run, Ala, ALI. Woodley
shot and killed VIM. Stone mortally
wounded Bob Mills, Friday, in gam
bling dispute. Woodley shot Mills
accidentally while firing at Stone.
Sarah Bernhard has been explor-
ing Chinatown since she was in San
Francisco, and her guide says she saw
only the picturesque side and refused
to find any dirt in the crowded dwell
ings.
Millionaire Flood has recently in
closed his San Francisco palace with
a bronze fence which cost $50, 900, and
he is now adding two large bronze
gates, each weighing 1000 pounds,
and which will cost $4,000 more.
A talking canary has been discover
ed at Lowestof, England. 1t belongs
to lady who has taught it to repeat
several words and phrases, and to imi
tate successfully the notes of other
Gagged birds.
Old Louis Fridetts, seventy-seven
year-old citizen Of Fall River, imagin
ed that he could walk on air, He tried
it the other day by walking out OF
an open window, and now lies danger
ously injured.
The internal machines received by
Inspector Byrnes, Captain Williams
and the British consul at New Yorl
were filled with mineral cotton anC
are perfectly harmless. They were
sent as joke,
The people of Bronson, Mich, drap
ed the lamp posts in mourning the
other night and suspended paper Ian
terms from them, because the village
authorities say they are too poor t.
furnish street lights.
A proposition has been made in
London paper that the words "Way
Out" be painted in large letters Will
luminous paint near the exits of thea
tres to guide the audience in case tn
light should be suddenly extinguished